Originally Posted by
79pmooney
And, wheel changes often require bike swaps later. Pad rub? Riders on ill-fitting teammate's bikes are seen a lot more now. That used to be after a mechanical or crash. Now, flats are called mechanicals!
This is all nonsense too. You do know it’s okay to ride and enjoy your rim braked bike without having to convince everyone that disc brakes are a mistake? These are all flaky, pointless, self-justifying arguments that nobody here who actually rides a disc braked bike cares about.
We have half a dozen bikes in the family with thru axles and I find that swapping wheels is trivially easy and quick on all of them. Maybe it really does take a few seconds longer, but certainly not enough to care.